"Tell me and I'll forget,show me and I may remember,involve me and I'll understand" Chinese Proverb

"The farmer is the only man in our economy who buys everything at retail, sells everything at wholesale, and pays the freight both ways." John F. KennedyFranklin County Beekeepers Association MA. http://www.franklinmabeekeepers.org/

Yep, just laying it on top of the frames is fine. Add a shim if you have to. 6x10 should be fine.

I decided to use some honey balls for emergency feeding in my little mating nucs.

Have you gotting one of thees little mating nucs through the winter in Michigan ???

BEE HAPPY Jim 134 :)

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"Tell me and I'll forget,show me and I may remember,involve me and I'll understand" Chinese Proverb

"The farmer is the only man in our economy who buys everything at retail, sells everything at wholesale, and pays the freight both ways." John F. KennedyFranklin County Beekeepers Association MA. http://www.franklinmabeekeepers.org/

If gets these through the winter it will make me feel better about my five frame deep nucs in KY lol.

Mike Palmer of French Hill Apiaries, St. Albans, Vermont. Does it on 4 deep frames nucs.

BEE HAPPY Jim 134 :)

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"Tell me and I'll forget,show me and I may remember,involve me and I'll understand" Chinese Proverb

"The farmer is the only man in our economy who buys everything at retail, sells everything at wholesale, and pays the freight both ways." John F. KennedyFranklin County Beekeepers Association MA. http://www.franklinmabeekeepers.org/

Never overlook Mountain Camp method of feeding. Dry sugar is easier to make than candy. And in the spring, I just mix the leftover with water to feed swarms. 1 sheet of newspaper over the top of the cluster and pour away with dry sugar right out of the box. You can spray the top down a little if you want. I am getting lazy the past few years and have not. The sugar soaks up moisture out of the hive. Works just fine for lightweight hives during the winter.

Never overlook Mountain Camp method of feeding. Dry sugar is easier to make than candy. And in the spring, I just mix the leftover with water to feed swarms. 1 sheet of newspaper over the top of the cluster and pour away with dry sugar right out of the box. You can spray the top down a little if you want. I am getting lazy the past few years and have not. The sugar soaks up moisture out of the hive. Works just fine for lightweight hives during the winter.

Never overlook Mountain Camp method of feeding. Dry sugar is easier to make than candy. And in the spring, I just mix the leftover with water to feed swarms. 1 sheet of newspaper over the top of the cluster and pour away with dry sugar right out of the box. You can spray the top down a little if you want. I am getting lazy the past few years and have not. The sugar soaks up moisture out of the hive. Works just fine for lightweight hives during the winter.

Hope this help you. I have use this for the lasts 3 years at works will for me

"Tell me and I'll forget,show me and I may remember,involve me and I'll understand" Chinese Proverb

"The farmer is the only man in our economy who buys everything at retail, sells everything at wholesale, and pays the freight both ways." John F. KennedyFranklin County Beekeepers Association MA. http://www.franklinmabeekeepers.org/

Blue, I think we need the recipe for your honey hail stone-balls, so give it up! :th_thumbsupup:

LOL :laugh: OK......what I like about honey balls is they are very easy to make (no cooking, limited mess), they never fail to harden like candy can, they aren’t going to fall to the bottom of the hive like sugar could, I can toss in some more if the bees are getting low, and they might be more healthy for the bees than pure sugar (assuming you’re using your own honey, or a known good source).

Get yourself a bowl of sugar, your honey, and a spoon. Get a goob of honey on the spoon and dip it into the sugar. Mix it around until the honey is no longer a gooey mess. After getting enough sugar mixed in with the honey, it becomes kneed-able. At that point, stick your paws down in the bowl and form it into balls, bricks, snakes, or whatever form you like. I let them sit in sugar when I’m not using them.

You don’t need a lot of honey to make the balls. I figure the ratio of honey to sugar is probably about 1 part honey to 4 parts sugar.

"Tell me and I'll forget,show me and I may remember,involve me and I'll understand" Chinese Proverb

"The farmer is the only man in our economy who buys everything at retail, sells everything at wholesale, and pays the freight both ways." John F. KennedyFranklin County Beekeepers Association MA. http://www.franklinmabeekeepers.org/